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  Designs of the 1¢ to 8¢ Baby Banknotes and Triangles 
 

   1c Franklin of 1890
The 1c Franklin of 1890 - American Banknote Company
Scott 219

The 1c Franklin of 1894 with Triangle

 ...Year... ..Scott.. .Issued). ..Perf.. .Watermark. ...Printer... ..Color.. ..Triangle..
1890 219  2,200,000,000  12 none American lt. blue None
1894 246 100,000,000 12 none BEP ultramarine Yes
1894 247 300,000,000 12 none BEP blue Yes
1895 264 2,000,000,000 12 D/L BEP blue Yes
1898 279 5,200,000,000 12 D/L BEP green Yes

   2c Washington of 1890
The 2c Washington of 1890 - American Banknote Company
Scott 220
The 2c Washington of 1894 with Triangle
2c Type I
Year Scott Issued Perf Watermark Printer Type/Color Triangle
1890 219D 100,000,000 12 none American lake None
1890 220 6,200,000,000 12 none American carmine None
1894 248 40,000,000 12 none BEP  Type I/pink Yes
1894 249 100,000,000 12 none BEP Type I/lake Yes
1894 250 900,000,000 12 none BEP Type I Yes
1894 251 100,000,000 12 none BEP Type II Yes
1894 252 80,000,000 12 none BEP Type III Yes
See: Types of the 2c Triangle of 1894-1898 to help distinguish the various types
1895 265 300,000,000 12 D/L BEP Type I Yes
1895 266 125,000,000 12 D/L BEP Type II Yes
1895 267 7,500,000,000 12 D/L BEP Type III Yes
1898 279B 12,000,000,000  12 D/L BEP Type IV/many Yes

   3c Jackson of 1890
The 3c Jackson of 1890 - American Banknote Company
Scott 221

The 3c Jackson of 1894 with Triangle

 Year Scott Issued Perf Watermark Printer Color Triangle
1890 221 47,000,000 12 none American purple None
1894 253 20,000,000 12 none BEP purple Yes
1895 268 200,000,000 12 D/L BEP purple Yes

   4c Lincoln of 1890
The 4c Lincoln of 1890 - American Banknote Company
Scott 222

The 4c Lincoln of 1894 with Triangle

 Year Scott Issued Perf Watermark Printer Color Triangle
1890 222 67,000,000 12 none American dk. brown None
1894 254 17,000,000 12 none BEP brown Yes
1895 269 78,000,000 12 D/L BEP brown Yes
1898 280 150,000,000 12 D/L BEP rose brown Yes

   5c Grant of 1890
The 5c Grant of 1890 - American Banknote Company
Scott 223
The 5c Grant of 1894 and 1895 with Triangle
Scott 255 and 270
The 5c Grant of 1898 - New Color
Scott 281
Year Scott Issued Perf Watermark Printer Color Triangle
1890 223 150,000,000 12 none American chocolate None
1894 255 31,000,000 12 none BEP chocolate Yes
1895 270 120,000,000 12 D/L BEP deep brown Yes
1898 281 280,000,000 12 D/L BEP blue Yes

   6c Garfield of 1890
The 6c Garfield of 1890 - American Banknote Company
Scott 224

The 6c Garfield of 1894 and 1895 with Triangle

 Year Scott Issued Perf Watermark Printer Color Triangle
1890 224 9,000,000 12 none American red brown None
1894 256 5,000,000 12 none BEP lt. brown Yes
1895 271 20,000,000 12 D/L BEP lt. brown Yes
1898 282 46,000,000 12 D/L BEP lake Yes

   8c Sherman of 1893
The 8c Sherman of 1890 - American Banknote Company
Scott 225

The 8c Sherman of 1894 and 1895 with Triangle

 Year Scott Issued Perf Watermark Printer Color Triangle
1893 225 12,000,000 12 none American lilac None
1895 257 2,400,000 12 none BEP dull violet Yes
1895 272 96,000,000 12 D/L BEP dull violet Yes
 

 

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The stamps of 1890, without triangles, were printed by the same company that printed Scott 182-218 and the Columbians, the American Banknote Company. Philatelists therefore consider these stamps to be banknotes, the "Baby Banknotes", and although very similar in appearance to the later issue with triangle, they are actually quite different stamps, printed by a private company on the soft porous paper of the American Banknotes. The "Triangles" ushered in a new era of stamp production with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, a branch of the U.S. government finally printing its own stamps. The issues of 1894-1898 printed by the BEP with triangles are known to U.S. collectors as the "First Bureau Issue"

The initials "BEP" stand for "The Bureau of Engraving and Printing"";  "D/L" stands for "double-line watermarked". The quantity issued are estimates based on available information. 

 
 

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